Mistico

Luis Ignacio Urive Alvirde, better known as Mistico, is a Mexican professional luchador (masked professional wrestler) currently affiliated with the lucha libre promotion ‘Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre’ (CMLL). Born in a wrestling family, Urive was trained by his father and uncle before starting his career in CMLL. He experienced a meteoric rise through the promotional ranks, becoming their top draw within a few years of his debut. Mixing classic high-flying luchador style of wrestling with a charismatic in-ring presence, he has become one of the most influential luchadors of all time and a cultural icon in Mexico. In the height of his career, he signed with ‘World Wrestling Entertainment’, the biggest wrestling promotion in the world, where he got the chance to work alongside the likes of John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Sheamus, and Rey Mysterio Jr. After leaving WWE, he worked on the independent circuit and with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, before eventually returning to CMLL. Besides “Mistico,” he has also adopted several other rings names in his career spanning two decades; he has been Dr Karonte Jr., Astro Boy, and Caristico in CMLL, and was billed as Komachi when he worked for the Japan-based promotion ‘Michinoku Pro.’